Article XI - General Provisions

SECTION 11.01. OATH OF OFFICE.

Every officer and employee of the City shall, before entering upon his duties, take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation to be filled and kept in the office of the Clerk of Council:

"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States

and of the State of Ohio and will obey the laws thereof, and that I

will, in all respects, uphold and enforce the provisions of the Charter

and ordinances of this City and will faithfully discharge the duties of

___________________ upon which I am about to enter."

SECTION 11.02. OFFICIAL BONDS.

All officers and employees of the City whose duties require that they handle or be concerned with the management of its money or other property, and any other employee required by Council to furnish a bond, shall furnish to the Clerk of Council, before entering upon their duties, a corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized to do business in Ohio, to protect the City against loss due to their acts or omissions. The amount of such bond shall, in each case, be fixed by Council. The premium on such bonds shall be paid from the funds of the City.

SECTION 11.03. FEES.

All fees received by any officer or employee of the City in connection with his employment with the City shall be accounted for and paid into the City Treasury, except as otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 11.04. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.

Whenever in this Charter certain acts on the part of City officials or employees are described as constituting malfeasance in office, the procedure for complaint, trial and judgment thereon shall be that prescribed in Sections 733.72 to 733.77 of the Ohio Revised Code.

SECTION 11.05. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.

Whenever in this Charter the Council or any other agency of the City government is given authority to issue subpoenas or to require attendance of witnesses or the production of books, ballots, papers and records, the same shall be issued and enforced in the manner provided in Section 705.21 of the Ohio Revised Code.

SECTION 11.06. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER.

Any provision of this Charter may be amended as provided in Article XVIII, Section 9 of the Ohio Constitution, by submission of a proposed amendment to the voters of the City and approval by a majority of those voting on the question of its adoption. Such amendment may be initiated either by a two-thirds vote of Council, or by petition to Council signed by ten percent of the electors.